Wheelbarrow.



No. 812,990. PATBNTED FEB. 20, 1906,

W. GOSSETT. WHEELBARROW.

APPLICATION FILED MAR-.2, 1905.

WILLIAM GOSSETT, OF FALLS CITY, NEBRASKA.

WHEELBARROW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 20, 1906.

Application filed March 2, 1905. Serial No. 248,108.

To a whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM Gossn'r'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Falls City, in the county of Richardson and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wheelbarrows; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in wheelbarrows; and it consists of certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficient device of this character in which the body is so mounted upon the wheeled truck or frame as to permit it to be swung and tilted to any position in either a vertical or horizontal plane for the purpose of dumping its contents. 4

The above and other objects,whichwill appear as the nature of my invention is better understood, are accomplished by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the wheelbarrow constructed in accordance with my invention, the swinging or revolving body being shown in full lines in its normal position and in dotted lines in one of its tilted positions. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through the same. Fig. 3 is a front end elevation of the device, and Fig. 4 is a similar view of a slightly-modified form of the invention.

Referring to the drawings by numeral, 1 denotes the usual frame, which comprises two side beams 2, connected by a cross-bar 3 and the axle or shaft 4, which is mounted in bearings 5 upon the under sides of the front ends of said side bars. The rear ends of the latter are formed with the usual handles 6, and the frame is supported in a horizontal position by the usual legs 7 and the wheel 8, which is secured upon the center of the shaft or axle 4.

The wheelbarrow-body 10 is detachably and revolubly mounted upon the frame 2, so as to permit it to be swung and tilted at any desired angle in either a vertical or horizontal plane. ing between said body and frame a universal or ball-and-socket connection 11, which is disposed directly over the center of the wheel 8. This connection 11 consists .of a socket This mounting is effected by providmember 12, secured upon the bottom of the body 10, anda ball member or bearing 13, formed or provided upon a bracket 14, which is secured upon the front ends of the side beams or bars 2. The said bracket 14, as shown, is U-shaped, so as to straddle the wheel 8, and it is braced in an upright posi tion by means of bars 15, which extend downwardly and rearwardly and are secured to the bars 2 and the legs 7. The ball member or bearing 13 is in the form of a sphere, so as to receive the socket member 12, which is so shaped as to permit it to be readily applied to or removed from said ball .member 13. The member 12 is secured upon the bottom of the body end than its inner closed end, so that said body is overbalanced to cause its closed or rear end to drop back into its normal position after the contents of the body has been discharged or dumped. ln order to retain the body 10 in its normal position, (shown in full lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings,) one or more suitable catches may be provided at its rear or closed end. As shown, said catches are in the form of spring-hooks 16, which are se cured upon the closed end of said body and are adapted to engage undercut plates 17, secured upon the cross-bar 3 of the frame. When the rear end of the body is looked upon the cross-bar 3, said spring-catches 16 will automatically engage the plates or keepers 17, as will be readily understood. The body 10 may be of any desired form of construction, and 1 preferably provide at its rear or closed end a handle 18 to permit it to be readily moved. If desired, 1 may also provide a chain 19 between the bottom of the body 10 and the crossbar 3 to limit the upward swinging movement of said end of the body.

The construction, operation, and advantages of the invention will be readily understood from the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. It will be seen that by mounting the body in this manner its contents may be dis charged at any desired point without tilting the wheeled frame and that the load is thrown directly over the center of the wheel 8.

In Fig. 4 of the drawings I have shown the frame 2 provided with two supporting-wheels in place of the one shown in the other figures of the drawings. These wheels are secured upon the outer ends of the axle or shaft 4, which is extended beyond its bearings 5.

While I have shown and described the pre- 10 at a point nearer to its outer or open ICC IIO

ferred embodiments of my invention, it will be understood that I do not Wish to be limited to the precise construction herein set forth, since various changes in the form, propor 'tion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

an inclined position with one end resting on the frame or to be turned and tilted to any desired angle.

2. A wheelbarrow comprising a wheeled frame, a bracket upon said frame having a bearing ball or head disposed directly over said wheel, a body, a bearing-socket upon the bottom of said body and adapted to receive said bearing-ball, said socket being nearer to one end of said body than to its other end whereby one end of said body will be overbalanced.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM GOSSETT. Witnesses J. M. WHITAKER, H. D. WHITAKER. 

